The Surgeon General’s ‘Smoking and Health’: a continuing challenge
C. Binns A , P. Howat A B , J. Jancey A D and S. Carter C
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A School of Public Health, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
B Centre for Behavioural Research, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
C School of Public Health, Level 1 Building 1 K25, Medical Foundation Building, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
D Corresponding author. Email: j.jancey@curtin.edu.au
Health Promotion Journal of Australia 25(2) 69-70 https://doi.org/10.1071/HEv25n2_ED
Published: 9 September 2014
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